As with The Social Network, a sampler was sent to various Film Award bodies for consideration, with a different tracklist and track names. At 43 tracks, it is longer than the commercial soundtrack. Also, unlike the commercial soundtrack, each disc is numbered separately, as opposed to continuous numbering.

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As with The Social Network, a sampler was sent to various Film Award bodies for consideration, with a different tracklist and track names. Although the tracklisting is longer than the commercial soundtrack, its run time is shorter. This is due to the requirement that the voting bodies have only original music, and so that they can link the appropriate scene to the music cues. Also, unlike the commercial soundtrack, each disc is numbered separately, as opposed to continuous numbering.

Disc 1

Disc 1

Revision as of 16:23, 10 December 2011

Album artwork by a collaboration with Neil Kellerhouse and Rob Sheridan

The soundtrack for the 2011 US adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, by David Fincher, composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

This is the second soundtrack that Reznor and Ross have worked on together, the previous being The Social Network Soundtrack, also for David Fincher.

The soundtrack details were announced December 2nd 2011, along with a free sampler. Earlier that day, "Immigrant Song" premiered on KROQ radio, and was made available as a download to anyone who purchased the iTunes preorder of the album. In addition, the iTunes preorder was accompanied with an extended, 8 minute trailer for the film, scored specially by Reznor and Ross. The digital album will be made available on the December 9th, and the CD on December 27th.

Website Sampler

Sampler cover art

"Hidden In Snow"

"People Lie All The Time"

"What If We Could?"

"Oraculum"

"Please Take Your Hand Away"

"Under The Midnight Sun"

Award Show Sampler

As with The Social Network, a sampler was sent to various Film Award bodies for consideration, with a different tracklist and track names. Although the tracklisting is longer than the commercial soundtrack, its run time is shorter. This is due to the requirement that the voting bodies have only original music, and so that they can link the appropriate scene to the music cues. Also, unlike the commercial soundtrack, each disc is numbered separately, as opposed to continuous numbering.

Disc 1

I Can't Take It Anymore

Salander Goes Home

Morrel's Report

Heartbreak

Salander / Cecilia / Harald

Värmland

Maps

Bjurman BJ

Salander Returns To The House

Archives

Coffee Cup

Martin's Story

Martin Traps Blomkvist

Car Chase

Harriet Theme 4

Salander's Trip

North Pole

Media Event Of The Year

Harriet's Story

Bank Sequence

Harriet Theme 1

Disc 2

Millennia

She's One Of The Best, She's Different

Parade Photos

Bible Verses

Plague, Trinity & Wasp

Salander Arrives At Bjurman's

Salander Reports To Blomkvist

Salander At Wennerström's Apartment

Blomkvist Shot

Lovemaking

Harriet's Flowers

Harriet/The Accident

Salander At Söder Hospital

Meeting Bjurman

Salander Raped

Salander Tasers Bjurman

Martin Interviews Blomkvist

Blomkvist Meets Martin

Blomkvist Travels To Hedestadt

Widow Brännlund's Photos

Dead Cat

Album Credits

Composed, performed, arranged, programmed and produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, excepted as noted

Immigrant song - Vocals by Karen O, music performed and programmed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and David Fincher
Written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Published by Flames of Albion Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Admin by WB Music Corp.
Karen O appears courtesy of Polydor Records, a division of Universal Music Operation Limited

Is Your Love Strong Enough? - Performed by How To Destroy Angels
Produced by How To Destroy Angels and David Fincher
Written by Bryan Ferry
Published by USI B Music Publishing, Admin by Song of Universal, Inc. (BMI)

Promotion

The soundtrack was originally confirmed on January 7, 2011, on a New York Times panel interview with Reznor. A teaser trailer for the film was later released online on June 2nd (previously being attached to certain domestic and international films), featuring a cover of Led Zeppelins "Immigrant Song", by Reznor, Ross and Karen O (from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs).
On August 10th, [DragonTattoo.com] (the film's official website), was updated to feature background music, with the filename "Dotcom.mp3". As was the case with "Hand Covers Bruise" from The Social Network's official site, this backing music was the first piece from the score to be available for listening.
A full-length trailer for the film was released on September 22nd, featuring music from the score again, the first time the score had been set to footage.

Mouth Taped Shut

Atticus Ross working on the score, from Mouth Taped Shut.

A Tumblr blog entitled "Mouth Taped Shut" was started on 20th August, releasing behind-the-scenes photographs of the shooting and production of the film. On October 3rd, the blog posted a video of posters for the film being printed, with backing music by Reznor and Ross.[1]
The blog was also used extensively to promote a public preview of the film, and had snapshots of the score in progress.

Comes Forth In The Thaw

Trent Reznor working on the score, from Mouth Taped Shut.

An image posted on Mouth Taped Shut showed Reznor in the studio, working on the score. On the monitor of his computer, however, there was a url posted, www.comesforthinthethaw.com, which when typed in linked to a site featuring an array of further background music.

What Is Hidden In Snow

Following a clue on ComesForthInTheThaw, the website WhatIsHiddenInSnow.com was found, which led to a series of treasure trails around the world, finding pieces from the film as part of an Alternate Reality Game promotion.